Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
14 recipes
Borsch
Rich ruby-red borsch made with pork broth, stewed beets and fresh cabbage, served hot with sour cream, garlic and fragrant garlic bread rolls.
Kyiv Borsch
The richest of all borschi: a hearty broth made from beef and lamb, beetroot braised with meat, beans, tart apples, and a fragrant garlic-and-lard dressing made according to an old Kyiv recipe.
Pierogi with Beans and Mushrooms
Meatless pierogi with a tender bean filling, sautéed mushrooms and onion — a hearty traditional dish for meatless days or a cozy family dinner.
Vereshchaka
Juicy chunks of pork braised in bread kvass with garlic, onion and spices — an old Cossack dish with a velvety, thickened sauce.
Buckwheat Porridge with Chicken Gravy
Fluffy buckwheat with tender pieces of chicken, carrot and onion in a rich sour cream gravy — a simple homestyle Ukrainian dinner.
Buckwheat Pancakes with Mushroom Gravy
Thin pancakes with the nutty flavor of buckwheat, served hot with a delicate creamy gravy of button mushrooms and onion.
Uzhhorod Beef Rolls
Juicy rolls of thinly pounded beef stuffed with pickled cucumber, pork fatback, egg and potato — a traditional Transcarpathian dish that's seared and then braised in its own sauce until tender.
Kendiukh
A juicy homemade kendiukh — a pig's stomach stuffed with an aromatic mixture of pork belly, ground meat, garlic and marjoram, roasted to a golden crust and chilled under a light weight for even, hearty slices.
Potato Lezhni
A tender roll of potato dough with a juicy filling of stewed cabbage or mushrooms — an authentic dish from the Vinnytsia region, served hot with sour cream.
Lemishka
Lemishka is an old peasant dish made from toasted buckwheat flour: a thick, aromatic porridge baked with onion and cracklings until golden-crusted, served hot with sour cream.
Herring Under a Fur Coat
A layered festive salad of salted herring and vegetables bound with mayonnaise, where a vibrant beet top hides a juicy filling of potatoes, carrots, eggs and crunchy pickled onion.
Buckwheat Garlic Pampushky
Fluffy, golden-brown pampushky made from 100% buckwheat egg dough, generously drizzled with a fragrant garlic dressing of oil and fresh herbs — a hearty alternative to classic wheat pampushky served with hot borscht.
Tovchonka
Tovchonka is an old-fashioned Ukrainian side dish made from potatoes, beans and poppy seeds, thoroughly mashed together into a hearty, fragrant purée and topped with fried onion.
Egg Rissoles
A forgotten mid-20th-century Ukrainian appetizer — chopped hard-boiled eggs with sautéed onion, sour cream and breadcrumbs, fried to a golden crust in place of the usual meat cutlets.